Congressman Dan Goldman Calls on the House of Representatives to Uphold Oath of Office, Reaffirm Support for the 22nd Amendment
Goldman’s Resolution Condemns President-Elect Trump’s Continued Allusions to Remaining in Office Past Two Term Limit
Resolution Comes as President-Elect Repeats Desire to Circumvent 22nd Amendment
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Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today announced that he will introduce a resolution which would re-affirm that the 22nd Amendment is explicit in prohibiting Presidents who have served two full terms from running for the Presidency again and condemn President-Elect Donald Trump’s frequent statements suggesting he could serve past the end of his most recent term.
"When the 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951, our nation re-affirmed one of our most foundational beliefs: no one shall be king," Congressman Dan Goldman said. "The Constitution is clear that no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and any attempt for Donald Trump to circumvent the 22nd Amendment is blatantly unconstitutional. I call on all of my colleagues – Democrat and Republican alike – to stand by the oath we all took to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and confirm the Congress’ commitment to this principle."
Beginning during his first term in office, Donald Trump has repeatedly alluded to serving past the term limits set by the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution. Today, the President-elect repeated the sentiment when he addressed the House Republican conference, saying, “I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say, ‘He’s so good we’ve got to figure something else out.’” House Republicans have repeatedly refused to condemn this authoritarian rhetoric, raising concerns about their commitment to the Constitutional guardrails in place to prevent Presidential abuses of power.
Specifically, Congressman Goldman’s resolution calls for the House of Representatives to:
- Reaffirms that the Twenty-second Amendment applies to two terms in the aggregate as President of the United States
- Reaffirms that the Twenty-second Amendment applies to President-elect Trump
Congressman Goldman has made combating anti-democratic policies and abuses of Presidential authority a centerpiece of his first term in office.
Last month, Congressman Goldman cosponsored the ‘Investigative Integrity Protection Act,’ which would prevent a sitting president from dismissing an active criminal prosecution against him or herself, including through coercion of an attorney general by the president or anyone acting on the president’s behalf.
In June, Congressman Goldman condemned the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States, which granted Trump immunity from criminal prosecution for many of the alleged crimes he committed during and after his first term in office.
In June, Congressman Goldman joined the Stop Project 2025 Task Force to counteract the Heritage Foundation’s right-wing blueprint for a future Trump administration to abuse the powers of the president. Last month, Congressman Goldman released a documentary-video series highlighting the threat that Project 2025 poses alongside 13 of his House colleagues and other subject matter experts.
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